Jay Sankey

Jay Sankey is a Canadian close-up magician and creator of magic effects who has been active since the mid-1980s.^[1] David Copperfield performed Sankey's trick "Airtight."^{[citation needed]} Sankey also develops tricks for Criss Angel.^{[citation needed]}

He is also known as a stand-up comedian and authored a book about the art of stand-up, Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy in 1999. However, he is best known for the many magical effects which he has published to help magicians develop their craft. His most well known works include his "Revolutionary Coin Magic" and "Revolutionary Card Magic" DVDs.

Sankey is featured in Spellz, a TVO Kids program that he co-hosts with Bridget Hall and Steve Martin.

In 2007 Jay won 3rd place in The Magic Woods Awards for Best Book: for the book Beyond Secrets.